THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 673. 



It was in the evening, when news were brought him 

 that the whole Djawi had come out, to a man, from good- 

 will, to attend him to Gondar. This mark of kindnefs had 

 very much pleafed him ; and he looked upon it as a grate- 

 ful return for his mild treatment of them after they were 

 vanquished. A ftool was fet in the fliade, without a fmall 

 houfe where he then was lodged, that he might fee the 

 troops pafs ; when Hubna Fafil, a Galla, who commanded 

 them, availing himfelf of the privilege of approaching 

 near, always cuflomary upon thefe occafions, run him 

 through the body with a lance, and threw him dead upon 

 the ground. The reft of the Galla fell immediately upon 

 all his attendants, put them to flight, and proclaimed Wa- 

 ragna Fafil governor of Damot and the Agows. 



This intelligence was immediately fent to their country- 

 men, Brulhe and Lubo, at Gondar, who prevailed upon the 

 king to confirm Waragna Fafil in his command, though 

 purchafed with the murder of the worthieft man in his do- 

 minions, who was his own uncle, brother to the Iteghe; 

 and this was thought to more than counterbalance the 

 acceffion of ftrength the queen's party had received from 

 the marriage of Ozoro Either with Mariam Barea. 



In critical times like thefe, the greateft events are pro- 

 duced from the fmallefl accidents. Ayo, father to Mariam 

 Barea, had always been upon bad terms with Michael. It 

 was at £rft emulation between two great men ; but, after 

 Ayo had ailifted the king in taking Michael prifoner at the 

 mountain Samayat, this emulation had degenerated into 

 perfect hatred on the part of Michael. 



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